Taxonomic richness is the number of different taxa present in an ecological community identified to the best possible level.

Taxa richness history at this site

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Taxa richness for Marawhara Stream

Number of taxa

Percent EPT richness

The median of the last 5 years of data

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EPT are macroinvertebrates that are sensitive to water pollution. These are Ephemeroptera (mayfly), Plecoptera (stonefly) and Trichoptera (caddisfly).

EPT history at this site

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Percent EPT richness for Marawhara Stream

EPT %

Can I trust this data?

The Cawthron Institute has worked alongside regional councils to verify the processes and methods used for macroinvertebrate data collection, processing of the data in the laboratory, quality control in the field and laboratory and the statistical analysis and interpretation of the results presented.

Macroinvertebrates are sampled at this site as part of council's stream health monitoring programme, as recommended by proposed national guidelines.

Sampling - Frequency

Macroinvertebrate sampling is done annually or more frequently at this site as recommended by proposed national guidelines. Therefore, data shown here follow current best practice guidelines.

Sampling - Protocols

This site is a hard-bottomed site and appropriate sampling protocols have been applied. Data shown here have been collected using current best-practice.

Sampling - Habitat

Macroinvertebrate sampling is done in riffle habitat at this site. Data shown here are therefore following best practice.

Sampling - Stand-down period

Macroinvertebrate samples are collected within the first two weeks after a flood greater than three times the median flow at this site. Proposed national guidelines suggest a minimum of two weeks 'stand-down' period after a flood greater than three times the median flow. Therefore, data shown here is not following best practice and conclusions based on this data need to be treated with caution.

Processing - Protocol

Samples at this site have been processed following sampling protocol P1 (semi-quantitative - coded abundance). Data shown here is not following best practice, but are still robust.

Quality Control - Field

Field data collected at this site had no quality control applied to it.

Quality Control - Lab

Data processed at this site has had one of the three Laboratory Quality Control Protocols (i.e., QC1, QC2,Q C3) applied. Data shown here is more robust than data with no laboratory QC applied.